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TREASURE HUNT FAILS

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men loft

COURT PROTEST.

INQUEST STATEMENT

BY ACCUSED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933.

ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL LONE VIGIL IN ICY

NORTH

WOLVES STALK CAMERA-MAN

THE NEW CONCESSION CREW'S ORDEAL AFTER

Teheran, May 1. YEAR'S ADVENTURE

The now Anglo-Persian conces- A strong objection to the sion permits the company to work A treasure hunt which began accused's

Crown Prosecutor reading the approximately half their original

atatement at the in-ground in South-West Porola and British scientists who are anow The adventures of six young year ago, when Brixham in the 35-ton cruiser yacht Mackininy before Mr. Wynne-up the portions which cannot North Arm of the Great Slave quent, was made by Mr. W. A. stipulates that the Company give and icebound at Fort Rae, ou Vigilant to search the Spanish Main Jones in the Central Police Court worked by 1939, when the total Lake, Canada, in latitude 63, are and the Cocoa Island for gold, has yesterday, when he appeared for shall not exceed a hundred thou-described in a dispatch received been abandoned, according to the defence of Mark William Hal-aand square miles. letter from Lieut.-Commander Flums, an officer of a Chinese Mari- C. Finnis, R.N., the boatswain.

from Mr. J. M. Stagg, the leader of timo Customs launch, against The company will not have the the expedition. He writes: "The poor old Vigi- whom a verdict of manalaughter exclusive right to instal pipe lines. lant is not seaworthy at present: was recorded by a Coroner's Jury As well as four shillings gold the worms have eaten away the in Kowloon. The inquest con- per ton the company will pay bottom of the boat and she is leak-corned the death of Ng Koo, a Persia one fifth of the net profits. ing badly.

girl aged three years, who died In the event of sterling falling the during an

company will compensate armed attack on a

Persia "It is a great disappointment, as cargo boat in Junk Bay on April for loss on exchange. we have always looked forward to |1.

The concession will run for 60 entering Brixham Harbour and ty-

years after which Persia will claim Mr. Mackinlay said he objected all the company's effects. Reuter. ing up to our old billet. However, It would be too foolhardly to risk was administered.

the ground that no cantion

it."

The treasure-seaking expedition

on

Mr. J. A.

Fraser, assistant

Tho expedition represents the British contribution to the second Polar Year in which leading nations are taking part,

Among the dimeulties these acientists have had to face have been:

A fire which broke out on the

Four of their dwelling quarters;

The peril of wolves; Rats which ate the gelatine off a number of photographic plates on

RADIO BROADCAST

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Chineso recorded pro- gramme.

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7-10.30 p.m. European programme. 7-7.20 p.m. Operatic.

Attorney General, for the Crown, SOVIET AMBASSADOR which were pictures of the aurora: Orchestral-The Daughter of the

was abandoned after leaving Punta asked

LEAVES SHANGHAI ON WAY

TO NANKING

Mr. Mackinlay I cannot offhand.

Bay

Temperatures of minus degrees (72 degrees of frost), which stopped

many scientific Instruments.

of the

40

pro-

Shanghai, May 1. The Soviet Ambassador to Chinn, M. Bogomoloft is entrain-

what authority Mr. Arenas (Chile) for Balboa with on- Mackinlay had in support of bia ly four of ho original crew aboard.contention.

Tho Vigilant encountered adverso weather and developed a leak when .22 days out. The steamer Susqu V. Luckenbach replenished the lock- The Crown Prosecutor ers with food and tanks with water pose to prens strongly for the ad- suelent for seven days. The crewmission of that evidence. were on the verge of starvation.

The Magistrate observed that A United States survey ship tow-the statement should not be read ed the Vigilant to Fralles Islands at that juncture, but later, when She was badly buffeted in the Gulf all parties would be fully armed of Panama, and It took five days to accomplish he passage from Frailes

with authorities, to Baiben.

Commander J. Plumpton, R.N.R., of Cullompton, Devonshire, the skip per; Mr. Sratford Jolly, of Bourne End. Bucke, the promoter of the expedition; Lieut.-Commander Finnis, of Walmer; and Mr. Frank Cooper, of Yeovil, navigated the Vigilant te Balbon.

YEAR

£24,000 A

SINGER

GIGLL'S FORTUNE- HOW HE SAVED IT

Beniamino Gigli, the Italian tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and Garden, spent his 43rd birthday in London preparing for an Albert Hall concert.

in the world.

famous

Covent

Ho is surely the luckiest singer Born in an Italian village, the son of the village shoemaker, he had his early experience of singing in the village church. Later ho became assistant in n chemist's shop in Rome, in order to be able to study music at the St. Cecilia School.

accom-

CLOCKS ON STRIKE,

Mr. Stagg records that with the ing for Nanking this morning. it fall in temperature all the clocks is expected he will present his went on strike. Every clock hind credentials to Mr. Li Sen, Chair-to be taken to pieces and all the man of the National Government ol! removed before they would keep to-morrow.

time again.

For information about stratosphere, balloons, to which are attached meteorographs, are the

sent up, but the problem is to find the balloons afterwards. priest has demonstrated to the Indians from his pulpit how to take the instrument off the ball- oons if they find them, and hand- some rewards have been offered for their recovery, but so far only two have been found.

M. Bogomoluff will be panied by his wife and they are Mr. Fraser said he could find expected to stay in the Capital for no instance where a witness had some time to confer with Chinese beon cautioned before giving leaders regarding a suitable site evidence at a Coroner's enquiry, for a Soviet Embassy there and

Mr. F. G. Nigel held a watching

on other matters.-Reuter brief on behalf of the Chinese; Maritime Customs.

Magistrate's Qualmis.

case,

ARGENTINE TREATY.

MR. WALTER RUNCIMAN SIGNS FOR BRITAIN

The

At the outset, Mr. Wynne-Jones said he wished to pass a few re- marks before hearing the

One feat of the expedition has When he first heard that he was

been to link their headquarters to hear the case he experienced

with a sub-station 20 miles away certain qualma as to whether it

by telephone, to do which tele Owing to a bad chill, Sir Johnphone pales cut from trees had to came within his jurisdiction. As Simon, Foreign Secretary, was be sunk into the ice of the lake at to attend the

a result of the enquiry, said his unable Worship, the Coroner saw fit to Office to-day. commit the accused on a verdict

London, May 1.

Foreign intervals of 120 yards.

The scientists take turns to keep Consequently. Mr. Walter Runa lone vigil at the sub-station for

and

STALKED BY WOLF.

of manslaughter being brought in eiman, President of the Board of a week at a time. by the jury. Under the Criminal Trade, alone signed the trade Procedure Ordinance, the torney General had power to ap-the Argentine, on behalf of Brit-

At-agreement between, Britain point a Magistrate, and he had nin-Reuter done so. Mr. Butters, in refusing to hear the case and referring it tu. him (Mr. WynneJones) been quite right. Ils Worship two stcll's were fired.

had done, ho thought not more that him. An Indian pointed out it might be that some evidence at the enquiry might be excluded in this trial.

1, cargo bont T2001 left Hong- kong with sugar on board for Sai

Master's Story.

ia

not

from

Mr. W. A. Grinsted had a nar row escape when he was so busy manipulating the camera that ke did not see a wolf prowling near shouted the alarm.

The expedition'a news service Mr. Fraser said the present of the junk, was next called.

Ng Ling-wai, owner and master says:

to reliable. Mr. Stagg proceedings wero Instituted after the finding of a Coroner's jury fortunate this man cannot go to American stations, and from thes? "So far we have only been abir His Worship-It is rather un- to obtain wireless news in Kowloon. At G a.m. on April sea.

Mr. Fraser-That is why it is alarming reports

we have had to listen, to such Kung, and passed through Lyee-important there should be no fur-starving men marching on London 118 2,000,000 mun Pass about 7 o'clock. hour later, a Chinese Maritime Customs launch as far as Lyec- Britain and Persia over oil."

An Hongkong, being followed by the or the outbreak of war between Customs launch was seen follow-mun Pass. The junk anchored at In 1920, however, he began hla ing the craft and on overtaking Yaumati, and the master reported association with the Metropolitan it near Junk Bay, signalled it to the matter to the Police. Opera in New York. There, as stop. It was interpreted on board "The master of the leading tenor in the Opera House, the junk as a signal to proceed launch and the man who fired the which paid higher salaries than any south. The junk altered other opera in the world, he was course southward, and, when turn- Fraser, who then elected to rend its shot was the accused," said Mr. paid the princely fee of £24,000 ning north, the launch, he under the accused's slatment made at year for 40 performances-that is stood, blew a blast. The junk did the enquiry. £600 a night.

Next he won a big singing com- petition, and was about to mako the "golden journey" to America when the Great War cialmed him as a sergeant in the Alpini for four years.

REFUSED TO BE "CUT." This lasted for 12 years-years

Customs

POLICE RAID COCKFIGHT

DASH FROM BUSHES

not stop and the launch fired a Mr. Mackinlay objected strong- shot, The first shot struck the ly, and the Magistrate decided Five palice officers and an in- stern of the junk, and it was ac- that the statement should not be spector of the R.S.P.C.A. surprised tually

of golden harvests for a singer girl. that shot that killed the ther delay in the proceedings, a party of men who were witness-

idolised by the American public.

At the end of that time in the

Two Shots Fired.

The junk

continued in

your Worship.

Ing a cockfight on Whitbarrow Scar, Witness told the Court that lie recently. The names of several of formerly traded in Slam and came

the men were taken. auturm of leat year, it was pro-northerly direction and a second On April 1, he set sail for Sal-bushes fringing the cockpit, which poned that the salaries of singera shot was

to Hongkong in March this year.

The officers had hidden in the at the Metropolitan should be cut which appeared to have kept up, Point. He carried

fired by the launch, kung from Salt Fish Lane, West centuries old. The first main Gigli, however, decided that he had (being practically abreast when the sugar. He kept two guns and 50 minutes whes the policemen dash-i had been in progress only a few come to the end of the golden road. second shot struck the port quar lbs. of gun-powder in the bow of cd from their hiding places and

a cargo

of

there was a stampede.

There were about 30 spectators.

He therefore transferred the whole ter. The fuse of the shell lodged the junk but the guns were not of his fortune from America to investments in Italy, bought a mag first shot that killed the girl, alas been fired. There were no other Some had come from as far away in the other side of the craft. The ready for use, and they had never nificent villa near the village where he was born, and settled down to injured her mother, who had since firearms or explosives on board. as Ayr, in Scotland, and had travell- enjoy himself.

recovered and would be giving He set sail towards Junk Bay, ed in motor-cars durings the nigh evidence. The junk returned to and on first seeing the launch,ring and were seized by the police. Birds and tackle were left in the

YO-YO CRAZE,

UNLICENSED HAWKER

CAUTIONED

read at that stage.

witness was uncertain as to its Mr. Fraser pressed strongly for hong. It was greyish in colour its admission."

Two birds continued to fight, and and Was like the Government one was killed by its opponent. Dr. J. B. Mackie, medical officer launch. A fag was flying. in charge of Kowloon Mortuars

The man is believed to have been a Witness saw a hand signalling championship contest between the snid he performed the post mortem him to sail out. He was sailing Northern English Counties and on the girl, whose face was badly north at the time. The launch South-West Scotland. battered, the eyes, nose and rigli drew parallel and was on the Tho

A charge of hawking yo-yos side of the forehead having been fouter side towards the sea. without a licence was preferred blown away. against a Chinese youth before Mr. was a fracture of the skull and as witness thought it was not a

The cause of death launch lowered

a sampan, and Wynne-Jones in the Central Polles laceration of the brain. Court this morning.

The Government vessel and there His Worship What is the Chi-Wound was consistent with injury might be a piracy, he ordered his nese name for yo-yo?

caused by a shell-either a whole ateersman to turn, back to port. Interpreter-Defendant calls shell or a fragment,

Tho launch at that time was about them wooden boxes. I have never Boswell, of the Naval Armaments after he had given the order, the Lieutenant-Commander F. T 100 yards away. Immediately played with it, myself.

The defendant was allowed to

Depot, gavo technical evidence. Grst shot was fired, and on his go with a caution.

He said the shell was a Q. F.jsignalling, a second shot was nlao three pounder pointed steel shell, fred at the junk. The launch was Most of the damage was done by following closely behind, the shell which burst at the rear The hearing was adjourned to

FAMOUS AIRMAN HERE of the junk. From the damage this afternoon.

DEMONSTRATION FLIGHTS

MAJOR DOOLITTLE TO GIVE

Major J. H. Doolittle the famous

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

THE COVETOUS MAN HEAPS UT Before members of St. Andrew's

U. 8. Army spoed pilot arrived in RICHES, NOT TO ENJOY THEM, BUT Club last night, Mr. B. Wylle de Hongkong yesterday by the Prest. TO HAVE THEM-Tillotson.

dont Lincoln, and will leave ngnin to-night for Canton where ho will

livered

an interesting talk on "The Evolution of News, The Rev. W. Walton Rogers was in the chair, In the course of his address, Mr. Wylla traced the evolution of nows from

the

put the first of the batch of "Curtion

The rainfall at the Botanfe Gar-the time before the ora of newspapers Hawk pursuit 'planes which have been bought by the dona during last month amounted to down to the present day. He also Canton Government through her 1.06 inch, spread over nine days dealt with the cinema, broadcasting ration of this plane's capabilities trace of rain, the heaviest fall be- with forecasting the type of news- and concluded to Canton Government officials. ing 1.02 inch on April 20,

paper of the future.

tests. He will also give a demonst-On several days there was just a apronding of naws,

and aeroplanes au factors for

A wild evening leaves most

..persong tamod

Regiment-Overture (Donizetti).

.Members of La Scala Orchestra, Milan. C1054. Song The King's Henchman-Oh,

Caesar, Great Wert Thoul (Millay-Taylor), Lawrence Tibbett (Baritono). 9103. Orchestral-The Twilight of the Gods -Siegfrid's Journey to the Rhine (Wagner).

Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Contes. 9007. 7.20-7.30. p.ru. Civsing Local Stock Quotations, Quotations, etc. Selectel London and New York Stock

7.30-8.15 p.m. A Concert.

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8 p.m. (Local Time and Weather

Violin Solo-Songs my Mother Taught

He (Dvorak-Kreisler). Violin Solo Slavonic Danco, No. 1

(Dvorak-Kreisler),

Fritz Kreisler. 1414. Song In the Gloaming (Orred- Song--Jock O' Hazeldean.

Harrison).

Piano SoloCapriccio (Scarlatti).

Mary Garden (Soprano). 7264. Piang Salo-Serenade for the Doll

(Debussy).

Vladimir Horowitz. 183. Songs (a) Agincourt (Wilfan) (b)

Here's a Health Unto His Majesty Song--Ten Thousand Miles Away

(Harris).

(Willan).

John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet. B3752. Violin Solos-(a) La Cancion del Olvide (Serrano-Persinger) (b) Rondo (Spohr-Persinger). Violin Sulo Song of Spain

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Master Yehudi Menuhin. 7317. 8.15-9,5 pm. Musical Comedy. Selection-The House That Jack

Selection-No, No, Nanette. Selection-Song of the Drum.

Now Mayfair Orchostra. C1701.. New Mayfair Orchestra. €2143. Selection-Show of Shows. Selection-Puttin' on the Ritz,

Now Mayfair Orchestra. C1887. Selection--Happy Days.

New Mayfair Orchestra. Selection-Blue Eyes.

Selection-This Year of Grace.

C1890.

New Mayfair Orchestra. C1510. Selection--Good News. Selection--Funny Face.

Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra. 36918.

9.5-9.30 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-Masquerade.

Orchestral Banking on the Weather. Ted Black and His Orchestra. 24046. Song-Far Away. Song High and Low.

Sylvia Ceell (Soprano). B3360. Orchestral Never Have to

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Benje Selo-Frivolous Joe, Mandoline Solo-Concert Mazurka,

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Marlo de Pietro. 2820. 9.30-10 p.m. Schurmann's Quartet in A Minor played by the Flonzoley Quartet M-51. 10.10.20 p.m. From the Studio,

Orchestral Beside the Sunset Trail,

Islam Jones and His Orch. 24194.

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th and 10th May at 10 p.m.).

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The Dubarry from the Operetta

"Dubarry."

Grace Moore (Soprano). 1014. And Love Was Born from the

Operatia "Music in The Air."

Lawronco Tibett (Baritone). 1012. I give My Heart from "Dabarry."

Graco Moore (Soprano). 1014. The Song Is You from Music In

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